According to multiple reports from the grounds this week, grandstand seating around Pinehurst No.2 has been collapsing on fans this week after the construction company used screws that were too short in an effort to cut costs.
The 124th US Open at the famed Pinehurst No.2 course will begin on Thursday night, with six Australians in the field for the third men’s major of the year. Jason Day will headline the pack, with Cameron Smith, Min Woo Lee, Cameron Davis, Adam Scott and Jason Scrivener also in the field.
Each locker is adorned with a silver champions plaque and a tribute bust to Payne Stewart’s 1999 US Open triumph at Pinehurst No.2 stands at the centre of the room.
At world No.61, Scott narrowly secured his start at Pinehurst this week only when the USGA said it was prepared to remove Grayson Murray, who passed away last month, from their ranking criteria if it were to affect any player who might have qualified via the top-60 category.
Cameron Davis defeated childhood hero Adam Scott in a sudden-death playoff at US Open final qualifying, potentially denying his fellow Australian a chance to keep his 23-year majors streak alive.
In the days leading up to the 36-hole qualifier at Canoe Brook Country Club in Summit, New Jersey, Garren Poirier is balancing the realities of working for a living with the dream of playing in a major.
To help the rest of us determine what our target scores would be on various championship layouts, we’ve used the USGA’s new tool to plug in a variety of handicaps for the setups at the US Open, US Women’s Open and US Senior Open.
Adam Scott will look to keep his incredible major championship steak alive during a three-week build to the US Open, after falling outside the top 60 on the Official World Golf Ranking.
Australian Golf Digest
